English castle in Wales
[ May, 2013 ] This was my third time to come to Conwy in north Wales, but I did not know that this magnificent castle is English. I thought it was Welsh. Our tour guide…
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World first iron bridge
[ May 2013 ] The first iron bridge was built in 1779 and it is still there now in a quiet village called Ironbridge which is situated in the middle of England. In those days,…
The wife of Mr. Shakespeare
[ May, 2013 ] In Stratford-upon-Avon, we visited Shakespeare’s wife, Anne Hathaway’s house and looked at it from outside. It is quite a big house with thatched roof. Her father was apparently a yeoman and…
The bedroom
[ May, 2013 ] This is the parents’ bedroom in Shakespeare’s birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon in England. William Shakespeare was born in this room. According to the explanation of the guide in this room, the reason…
Shakespeare’s birthplace
[ May, 2013 ] At the weekend of one of the few Bank Holidays in the UK, we joined a tour to visit mid England and north Wales. Tours are always useful for ordinary workers…
A political festival
[ June, 2013 ] On one Saturday when we had a hail storm, I was invited to a festival in Cinisello, a town near Milan.The festival was called Festa dell’Unita and supposed to have music…
The way children grow up
[ June, 2013 ] In the restaurant in Piacenza in Italy, my table was close to the one of one big family.In this season, they have many ceremonies like Confirmation or First Communion in Italy.This…
Similar to Tempura
[ June, 2013 ] In Piacenza in Italy, we were disappointed to find that the restaurant I had looked up in internet was full up. So we asked two of the passers for their recommendation…
‘Toccata and Fugue’ in a church
[ June, 2013 ] In San Francesco chuch in Piacenza in Italy, I had a wonderful experience.After looking around in the church, I was called by one local man in Japanese,”Are you Japanese?”.He is Father…
